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Ring of Truth (Marie Lightfoot #2)
by Nancy PickardSex, violence, evil, and betrayal -- the shocking murder case splashed across the Florida headlines has all the right elements for true-crime writer Marie Lightfoot's next bestseller. And tell the tale she does, in a book that reveals the secrets of a love affair gone fatally wrong. But there are disturbing twists, which leave Marie sensing in her gut that something does not jibe. Twist number one: the accused is a man of the cloth, who has allegedly killed his wife in collusion with his lover. Twist number two: a pair of young girls find the body in an abandoned mansion, adding the death of innocence to the magnitude of the crime. Twist number three: a shattering conviction turns the case on its ear. And the ultimate blow: for the first time in her career, Marie fails to win the the killer's confidence during a jailhouse interview. Suddenly, she knows with certainty there ia more to the story than even she realized -- and her conscience won't let her rest. Then an unexpected visitor -- a shock in itself for the reclusive writer -- confesses something that not even the police know. The revelation may he the missing piece in a terrifying puzzle -- evidence that teaches Marie a bone-chilling lesson as threatening danger slowly encircles her: to err is human, but underestimating the criminal mind can be deadly. Nancy Pickard premiered gutsy Marie Lightfoot in the national bestseller The Whole Truth, and kicked off a thrilling new series with "an intriguing story, fascinatingly told" (The Philadelphia Inquirer). Now, Pickard once again "pushes the presumed limits of [crime fiction]" (Los Angeles Times) as she sends this complex heroine into a jagged maze with one destination: the darkest realm of human nature.
The Ring of Water (Young Samurai #5)
by Chris BradfordYoung Samurai: The Ring of Water is the fifith book in this blockbuster series by Chris BradfordJack Fletcher has been left for dead.Bruised and battered, Jack Fletcher wakes up in a roadside inn wrapped only in a dirty kimono. He has lost everything, including his memory of what happened.Determined to discover the truth, Jack goes on a quest to retrieve his belongings - his precious swords, his friend Akiko's black pearl and most important of all, his father's prize possession. Relying on his samurai and ninja training, Jack realises The Ring of Water is the key to his survival.But with only a washed up Ronin - a masterless samurai - for help, what will Jack manage to find? What will he lose? And what will he have to sacrifice?'A fantastic adventure that floors the reader on page one and keeps them there until the end' - Eoin Colfer
The Ring of Wind (Young Samurai #7)
by Chris BradfordJACK FLETCHER IS BATTLING THE HIGH SEASAmbushed by the Shogun's samurai, Jack and his friends have only one hope of escape - the Seto Sea. But with ferocious storms, man-eating sharks and ninja pirates at every turn, their chosen route is fraught with danger. A treacherous crew only adds to their problems as they flee south from a ruthless samurai sea lord. Unless Jack can harness the Ring of Wind, he and his friends are destined for a watery grave . . .Book 7 in the blockbuster Young Samurai series by Chris Bradford. Visit www.youngsamurai.com for competitions and FREE teacher resources.'A fantastic adventure that floors the reader on page one and keeps them there until the end' - Eoin Colfer
The Ringer (A Lieutenant Luis Mendoza Mystery)
by Dell Shannon'A Luis Mendoza story means superlative suspense' Los Angeles TimesOne of Lieutenant Luis Mendoza's most respected colleagues, young detective Tom Landers is under suspicion in a stolen car racket.Internal affairs are investigating but Mendoza is not going to leave his man to the uncertain processes of departmental routine. Defying orders and protocol, he decides to do some investigating of his own...
The Ringer
by Dell ShannonOne of Lieutenant Luis Mendoza's most respected colleagues, young detective Tom Landers is sunder suspicion in a stolen car racket. Internal affairs are investigating but Mendoza is not going to leave his man to the uncertain processes of departmental routine. Defying orders and protocol, he decides to do some investigating of his own...
The Ringer: Large Print (The Ringer #1)
by Edgar WallaceA notorious assassin returns to London to avenge the death of his sister in this classic crime thriller.Word had come from Australia that the Ringer was dead. The body of the legendary killer had been pulled from Sydney Harbor—or so it was thought.In reality, it is the Ringer&’s sister whose fate is a watery grave. Left in the care of Maurice Meister, a London lawyer for whom she worked as a secretary, she has turned up dead in the Thames—and now the Ringer is on a mission of vengeance.The vigilante walks the streets of the city again, and if the past is any indication, Inspector Wembury of Scotland Yard won&’t have an easy time tracking him down. To complicate matters further, Meister is currently employed by the socially prominent family of the woman Wembury loves . . . The basis for no less than five European films, this suspenseful British novel comes from one the early twentieth century&’s most popular writers of crime fiction.
Ringing In Murder (Pennyfoot Hotel Mystery #16)
by Kate KingsburyAn all-new Yuletide mystery featuring the incomparable staff of the Pennyfoot Hotel? from ?a descendant of Agatha Christie.?(The Statesman Journal) (OR) A merry hustle-and-bustle always heralds the holidays at the Pennyfoot. <P><P> Even as she prepares for the holiday meal, Cecily Sinclair Baxter is also helping her friend Madeline plan her wedding. And this year, Cecily has a cracking surprise for her guests?Christmas crackers. Once the crackers pop, one lucky guest will discover a beautiful pearl brooch? But when two crackers go astray, things turn less than jolly. A mysterious fire has broken out in an upstairs room, killing the mood?and two guests. And at the bottom of it all: one of the missing Christmas crackers. Cecily?s dead-set on solving this mystery before another deadly present turns up?
The Ringmaster's Secret: The Ringmaster's Secret (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #31)
by Carolyn KeeneNancy is given a beautiful gold bracelet and finds that one of the charms is missing. When she learns the unusual story behind the jewelry, she sets out to solve the fascinating mystery. <P><P>The bracelet had been presented to a former circus performer by a queen who loved horses. For some reason the performer had to sell the bracelet but would not reveal her true identity. Clues lead Nancy to Sims' Circus, where she meets Lolita, an unhappy young aerialist who has a horse charm wrought exactly like those on Nancy's bracelet. Will Nancy be able to find the original owner of the bracelet?
The Ringmaster's Secret (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #31)
by Carolyn KeeneNancy Drew is given a beautiful gold bracelet with five elegantly sculpted horses in various riding styles. When she realizes that one of the horse charms is missing, a new mystery is afoot. After she learns the unusual story behind the bracelet and its mysterious owner, she sets out to solve the fascinating mystery. From stunt riding in the circus to happy endings, Nancy Drew is hot on the trail again! In the late 1950s, the first 34 Nancy Drew mysteries were revised and condensed. This is the version published before the revision.
The Rings that Bind: An Inheritance Of Shame A Royal Without Rules A Deal With Di Capua The Rings That Bind
by Michelle SmartOn his terms only The day Rosa agreed to wear Nicolai Baranski's ring she wasn't so foolish as to expect love. Yet nothing could have prepared her for the aching loneliness of her husband's constant indifference-an indifference that proved too much to bear. Nico is furious-no one turns their back on a Baranski. Rosa has some nerve if she thinks he will just let her walk away. He'll use every sensual trick at his disposal to bring her back, begging for more. And once he's got her where he wants her? He'll let her go. But only when he's ready!
Rio Bravo
by Gordon ShirreffsFrom Santa Fe to Calaveras County, Ross Fletcher had learned to use his wits and speed. But he would need every ounce of courage and cunning to avenge the death of his brother and outwit Cochise in Bugles on the Prairie. Rio Bravo finds Apache chief Asesino, the Assassin, planning his master stroke against the white eyes.
Rio Bravo
by Gordon D. ShirreffsThey sent Sergeant Gorse back--lashed aboard his own mount. They bay carried him--upright and staring--across the parched, hostile wasteland to the very gates of Fort Bellew. He had six arrows in his back. They had slit him open from neck to thigh, filled him with a stinking, unspeakable mess, and sewed him back together with gut. This was the savage challenge of Asesino, warrior chief of the Chiricahuas. Before the sun rose again the gates of Fort Bellew would swing open and its men would ride out after Asesino--down the trail that led to glory--or death!
Rio Bravo
by Gordon D ShirreffsThey sent Sergeant Gorse back—lashed aboard his own mount. They bay carried him—upright and staring—across the parched, hostile wasteland to the very gates of Fort Bellew. He had six arrows in his back. They had slit him open from neck to thigh, filled him with a stinking, unspeakable mess, and sewed him back together with gut. This was the savage challenge of Asesino, warrior chief of the Chiricahuas. Before the sun rose again the gates of Fort Bellew would swing open and its men would ride out after Asesino—down the trail that led to glory—or death!
Río de fuego
by Darrell CaseEllos asesinaron al último pastor. ¿Podría Adam ser su próxima víctima? Adam Wakefield recibe una invitación para convertirse en el pastor de la más grande y prestigiosa iglesia en Chicago. Al no querer dejar su amada congregación en Apple Valley, Arkansas, se resiste hasta que está seguro de que es la voluntad de Dios. En el tren a Chicago Adam conoce a Victoria Winters, una maestra de escuela caída en desgracia. Falsamente acusada de golpear a un estudiante, Victoria fue despedida, puesta en la cárcel y exiliada del pueblo. Ahora ella debe ocultar su secreto de este guapo predicador. Adam desconocía que el último pastor fue asesinado. Al confrontar a los asesinos, Adam recibe un disparo. Mientras lucha por su vida, Victoria descubre que lo ama. ¿Adam sobrevivirá? Y si lo hace, ¿volverá a ser el mismo?
Rio Grande Fall
by Rudolfo AnayaEveryone loves the Hot Air Balloon Fiesta de Alburquerque. This year the fiesta is more profitable and livelier than ever. Until a body plummets from the heavens. P.I. Sonny Baca immediately reconizes the corpse as a key witness in his cousin's murder case. When another balloonist is shot down and the fiesta offers him a handsome reward to catch the killer, Sonny is soon following a sinister trail leading to a world of black magic, corruption, and drugs. Here his enemy is not only of this world, but of its shadow, and here Sonny must risk his very soul for the fate of the city - and the woman - he loves.
Rio Grande Fall: Zia Summer, Rio Grande Fall, Shaman Winter, And Jemez Spring (The Sonny Baca Novels #2)
by Rudolfo AnayaA PI with deep cultural roots in his native New Mexico, Sonny Baca is guided by his intuition and guardian spirit, the coyote--but is that enough to stop a cult leader's murderous rampage? The world-famous International Balloon Fiesta of Albuquerque is one of the city's most eagerly anticipated annual events and its biggest moneymaker. But when a woman plunges to her death from one of the balloons--foreshadowed by Sonny's vision of a body plummeting from the sky--Sonny's sure it's murder. The dead woman was the chief witness to testify against the cult implicated in the murder for hire of Sonny's cousin Gloria, whose death still haunts him. In addition to motive, Sonny finds means and opportunity: a homeless family who saw someone push Veronica Worthy out of the hot-air balloon. Worthy was one of the four wives of Raven, leader of the sun cult, and a dangerous, shamanlike criminal who's supposed to be dead. But the four black feathers found on the corpse are his calling card--clues to let Sonny know he's alive and kicking. And his murder spree isn't over. Led by his spirit guides, Sonny races to stop a vengeful madman and save the woman he loves.
El río guardó silencio
by Luis EstebanLa investigación de un asesinato homófobo perpetrado en Zaragoza llevará al inspector Roy a un descubrimiento insospechado. Una novela policiaca escrita por un policía.Una visión realista de los entresijos de la profesión. «A Roy le avergonzaba haber engrosado en el pasado las filas de la homofobia. Y le abochornaba mantener todavía ciertas prevenciones, por lo general de orden estético, frente a los gais más afeminados. Pero era consciente de que había nacido idiota y de que, con grandes dosis de suerte y esfuerzo, lo máximo que lograría es morir siendo medio tonto. La evolución desde la estulticia hasta la sabiduría exige, salvo contadas excepciones, más tiempo del que abarca una vida humana. Así son las cosas y el inspector así las aceptaba.» Un chapero marroquí aparece asesinado a tiros y con las manos engrilletadas a la espalda. El asesino ha dejado una foto de John Wayne sobre el cadáver. Rosario Roy, un inspector de policía de vida compleja, se encargará de la investigación del que parece ser el primero de una larga serie de homicidios. En el transcurso de las pesquisas, una prostituta rumana denuncia por violación a un conocido político. Estas dos tramas confluyen en una intriga policiaca de sorprendente desenlace, ambientada en Zaragoza y con las fiestas del Pilar como telón de fondo.
Río maldito (Inspector Pendergast #Volumen 19)
by Douglas Preston Lincoln ChildEn una carrera contrarreloj para descubrir el misterio de varios pies encontrados flotando en el golfo de México, el agente Pendergast se enfrenta al más inexplicable desafío de su carrera. Un desconcertante crimen con docenas de víctimas.Para horror de la tranquila ciudad de Sanibel, en Florida, docenas de zapatos de aspecto corriente aparecen flotando a merced de la marea frente a sus costas. Cuando llegan hasta la playa, se descubre que cada uno esconde un pie humano toscamente cercenado en su interior. Un horrible enigma sin solución aparente.Obligado a interrumpir sus vacaciones, el agente Pendergast accede a regañadientes a visitar la escena del crimen y, pese a sus reticencias, se ve rápidamente atrapado por el incomprensible misterio. Con un océano de posibilidades por delante, nadie está seguro de lo que pudo haber sucedido ni de cuál es el origen de los pies. Y hay una pregunta que se necesita responder con desesperación: ¿están todavía vivas las víctimas? Un reto irresistible para una mente brillante.Pronto Pendergast se percata de que se enfrenta a un desafío aún más complejo y sorprendente de lo que podría haber imaginado... y a un poderoso enemigo con un sádico plan. La crítica ha dicho...«Lleno de suspense. Una narración fantástica, un héroe peculiar y una trama aún más original hacen de esta novela una apuesta segura para los fans de las aventuras».Kirkus «Preston & Child saben cómo crear historias atractivas que son a la vez desconcertantes y sorprendentes. Los personajes tienen autenticidad y hacen avanzar la trama por caminos inesperados... Los autores son maestros del policiaco con un toque inquietante».Associated Press «Pendergast sigue siendo el más encantador, inteligente, fardón y siniestro agente jamás escrito... Lean esta novela. Lo más rápido que puedan. Preston & Child una vez más han creado lo inimaginable ¡y no pueden perdérselo!».Suspense Magazine «El agente Pendergast ha vuelto, y mejor que nunca».The Real Book Spy «Los giros y pistas falsas abundan en esta nueva y especialmente intrincada novela de la serie Pendergast que destaca también (como es habitual) por sus fantásticos personajes y estilo de escritura».Booklist «La mejor serie de misterio de la actualidad. Preston & Child exhiben el toque de los auténticos maestros. Esta novela es una fascinante lectura de entretenimiento de primera categoría».Providence Journal «Rápido y lleno de tensión. Río maldito es otra fantástica adición a la serie Pendergast».New York Journal of Books
Rio Noir (Akashic Noir)
by Clifford Landers Tony Bellotto"The latest installment of Akashic's geographically wide-ranging mystery series lands in Rio de Janeiro, a city whose famous imagery--the massive statue of Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf mountain, the beautiful beaches--constitutes the public face of the city, but behind lurks a 'world of shadows, blood, intrigue, violence, hideouts, and mystery'...A good introduction to writers of the region and to the dark side of a very sunny place."--Booklist"As Rio de Janeiro prepares to host the 2016 summer Olympics amid fears of the Zika virus, this anthology of 14 dark and violent short stories set in the Brazilian city might give prospective visitors more reasons to be concerned...A solid addition to Akashic's acclaimed noir series."--Publishers WeeklyAkashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each story is set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book.Brand-new stories by: Tony Bellotto, Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza, MV Bill, Luiz Eduardo Soares, Guilherme Fiuza, Arthur Dapieve, Victoria Saramago, Arnaldo Bloch, Adriana Lisboa, Alexandre Fraga dos Santos, Marcelo Ferroni, Flávio Carneiro, Raphael Montes, and Luis Fernando Verissimo. All stories translated from Portuguese by Clifford Landers (Coelho's The Alchemist, etc.).From the introduction by Tony Bellotto:"The images of Rio de Janeiro are well known: high rises aligned along white sandy beaches, a blue sea, freshwater lakes, and luxuriant forests that stretch through winding mountains of stone...the open arms of Christ the Redeemer blessing a happy, cordial, mixed-race people ever ready to dance a samba or offer a welcoming smile to the tourists who move about in the streets admiring beautiful women shimmying nude atop floats in Carnival parades...Opa!This is not a tourist guide. The city revealed in this book is a different Rio. Even though famous landscapes are present in the pages of Rio Noir, what is exposed here is a world of shadows, blood, intrigue, violence, hideouts, and mystery (and also of humor, of course, as is necessary with any undertaking involving Cariocas)...Whether we have succeeded in deciphering an enigma with the dramas of our procurers, card readers, colonels, cops, traffickers, socialites, slum dwellers, embezzlers, tourists, brokers, detectives, journalists, politicians, assassins, editors, outlaws, travelers, coup plotters, writers, lovers, and everyday citizens, I don't know. But we have surely added a large shadow to the sunny landscape of this wonderful city."
Río oscuro: . (Los Gatos Guerreros | El Poder de los Tres #Volumen 2)
by Erin HunterLlega Río oscuro, la segunda entrega de «Los Gatos Guerreros | El Poder de los Tres», con nuevas aventuras, intrigas y batallas felinas en el mundo épico de los clanes. A diferencia de sus hermanos guerreros, Leonino y Carrasquera, Glayino ha tenido que aceptar el papel de curandero debido a su ceguera. Sin embargo, ahora empieza a disfrutar de un don recientemente descubierto: su capacidad para colarse en los sueños ajenos y ver el pasado. Así es como entra en contacto con los espíritus de gatos que habitaron en el lago muchísimo tiempo antes de que llegaran los clanes y, mediante la profecía que le fue revelada a su abuelo antes de que ellos nacieran -«habrá tres, sangre de tu sangre, que tendrán el poder de las estrellas en su mano»-, descubre que él y sus hermanos están destinados a defender con su vida la supervivencia de los clanes. «El Poder de los Tres» es la tercera saga de «Los Gatos Guerreros», una serie que se ha traducido ya a 36 idiomas, lleva vendidos más de 30 millones de ejemplares en todo el mundo y ha permanecido durante más de dos años en la lista de grandes éxitos de The New York Times.
Río subterráneo
by Josu IturbeUna novela donde aflora la Maldad, con mayúsculas, intrínseca del ser humano, la falta de escrúpulos y el mínimo sentido de la justicia de la que hace gala nuestra civilización. Todo comienza con el robo de arte sacro que desata a los demonios en la hermosa ciudad de Mérida: la desaparición de chicas adolescentes, curas asesinados, cenotes que se secan, enfermedades que sólo matan a los blancos, tiroteos a mansalva, robo de petróleo mexicano, narcotráfico político, terrorismo de estado... Los personajes: Salvador Xiu, un encantador policía yucateco que cree más en un buen plato de cochinita pibil que en demonios apocalípticos; los fanáticos religiosos, El Gran Esperador, Gul y Durga, son muy malos, pero don Ásun, don Diego y don Manolo, los narcotraficantes, son malísimos, los políticos peores, el agente gringo encubierto, Thomas E. Singlenton, es de la piel de Satanás, y ni mencionar a los militares. Todos buscan sus intereses sin fijarse mucho en los medios. Los protagonistas: Alisia, una narco-yuppie y Asier, un ex-terrorista de la ETA, tienen mucho que esconder. Su historia de amor será la de un desgarro que se entrelaza con la historia de la catástrofe de la humanidad. ¿Podrá alguien salvarse en este marasmo de maldad y mentiras? Escrita en un presente vertiginoso, Río Subterráneo, se incluye, no sin ironía, en el metagénero de las historias sobre el fin del mundo. Esta original propuesta mantiene la atención del lector con giros sorprendentes que no escatiman crueldad y también humor negro.
Riot (Scarred Souls #4)
by Tillie ColeBRUTAL. INTENSE. PASSIONATE. THE WORLD OF THE SCARRED SOULS. They call me 901. I am a monster, a killer, a champion. In the blood pit I am a god. I have no name, no family, and no identity. When master says fight, I fight . . . until I am the only one left standing. I have one goal, to fight so well that I am freed. I don't need friends, I don't need women. They are weaknesses. I am strong. Until I see her. She is gorgeous and kind and off-limits to me. She was stolen as a child to be the worst type of slave and now master wants her. What he wants, he gets. With a smile, she melts my brutal heart. I have never wanted anything more. I need to make a choice. Freedom or Love. I cannot choose wrong.
The Riot: DI Stratton 5 (DI Stratton #5)
by Laura Wilson1958: Notting Hill is sweltering in a heatwave. It's DI Stratton's new manor and a powder keg of racial tension. A rent collector is stabbed and a series of street fights between teddy boys and Caribbean immigrants sparks further unrest. Young runaway Irene, on the verge of prostitution, finds her loyalties lie on both sides of the fight. A race riot breaks out - the worst Britain has ever seen. Stratton must tread a path through the violence and prejudice to find the killer and save Irene before Notting Hill explodes.
The Riot (Ted Stratton #5)
by Laura Wilson&“A crime narrative of great authority . . . extremely evocative&” from the award-winning author of A Willing Victim (Financial Times). This is the fifth volume in the award-winning Inspector Ted Stratton series, which opened during the London Blitz (with The Innocent Spy) and has now landed in the rainy summer of 1958. Detective Inspector Stratton is investigating the death of a rent collector—never a popular personage—in Notting Hill, a district seething with tensions between the new Caribbean immigrants and their white, working-class neighbors. Stratton has his suspicions, but a second body makes it clear: Race is at the heart of these murders. Like the rest of the series, The Riot is based on real events and characters, on which Wilson sheds new and revealing light. A compelling mystery and a fascinating dive into the London of the late 1950s, complete with cameo appearances by a few notorious celebrities.Praise for the Inspector Stratton series &“Laura Wilson is an exceptional talent . . . A terrific police procedural, a mesmerizing historical novel—few writers working today can deliver this kind one-two punch.&” —Laura Lippman, New York Times bestselling author &“Outstanding . . . Wilson convincingly evokes what it was like to sleep in a bomb shelter or stumble through shattered London streets in the dark. The characters are convincing, too.&” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) &“Wilson is as adroit at the straightforward mechanics of the crime mystery as she is at evocative prose shot through with a keen sense of the past.&” —Independent
Riot Act (Charlie Fox #2)
by Zoë SharpSecond in the series featuring a one-woman wrecking crew from the author of Killer Instinct. &“Charlie Fox is simply the best.&” —Jeffery Deaver No good deed goes unpunished. That&’s what Charlie Fox discovers when she agrees to dog-sit for a friend, only to find that the friend&’s housing complex is being terrorized by violent gangs. Desperate and frightened, the residents have hired a freelance &“security&” firm, whose bully-boy tactics aren&’t a whole lot more appealing. With her bike on hand and a big dog by her side, Charlie is more than able to take care of herself, until a ghost comes calling—a ghost from some of Charlie&’s very bad old days. To save the locals of the Lavender Garden estate (and incidentally, her own skin), Charlie&’s going to have to learn to trust somebody. That&’s going to be a tough lesson to learn: Trust has never been her strong suit.Praise for Zoë Sharp and the Charlie Fox series &“If Jack Reacher were a woman, he&’d be Charlie Fox.&” —Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author &“Zoë Sharp is one of the sharpest, coolest, and most intriguing writers I know. She delivers dramatic, action-packed novels with characters we really care about.&” —Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author &“The bloody bar fights are bloody brilliant and Charlie&’s skills are formidable and for real.&” —The New York Times &“As action-packed and streamlined as the Suzuki the main character, a self-defense expert, rides. Zoë Sharp has an apt last name.&” —David Morrell, New York Times bestselling author &“One of the very best crime fiction sagas out there.&” —Chicago Tribune